I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 273

Chapter 273: A Little Gift from Another World

 

Perhaps due to their extensive experience in hosting conventions, there was actually a dedicated changing room for Cosplayers on the second floor of the technology museum near Shenzhen Lake in the Dadong district of Shenzhen City.

 

It wasn’t just an ordinary restroom or bathroom. It was a real dressing room! Most conventions don’t bother to provide a “dressing room” because it’s unnecessary. As a place to showcase scientific and technological advancements, hosting conventions is just a side gig for the museum, and there’s no reason to include such a facility in its original design.

 

?Beast Performance, Preparing for “Age of Aquarius,” Tianqi 3000 Strongly Arrives!?

?Pride of Shenzhen Residents! The First VR Device Fully Supports “Age of Aquarius”!?

?Grand Plan for the Mianyun District, Deploying Digital Twins Across the Entire District, Connecting to the Metaverse!?

 

The dressing rooms on the second floor of the convention area were located next to the bathrooms, surrounded by various advertisements, and were very detailed, even dividing into separate areas for men and women.

 

It could be felt that these two dressing rooms were probably temporary conversions of other rooms. However, the space inside was quite spacious, and it was completely fine for one person to change clothes with a bag.

 

Even… if you wanted, two people could fit in.

 

“Aren’t you already dressed?”

 

Seeing Xiao Mo wearing Lumine‘s clothes, with white flowers on her head and even wearing a yellow wig, wanting to enter the dressing room with me, I complained a bit, “It will definitely be crowded if we go in together!”

 

“It’s okay.”

Yin Xiamo had a nonchalant tone, saying, “I don’t mind.”

 

I do mind, okay!

 

“Nuo’er, you’re so small, and there are girls everywhere here. I’m worried you might get kidnapped.”

 

At the entrance of the dressing room, Yin Xiamo looked around at the girls coming and going, saying, “With your current weight, Nuo’er, even an ordinary human female could lift you with just one hand.”

 

I put my hands on my hips. “Am I really that light?”

 

“Wow! It’s Nahida and Lumine!”

 

At this moment, two girls around 1.6 meters tall walked in with bags. Seeing me and Xiao Mo, they immediately recognized the characters we were about to cosplay. After glancing at both of us, they both focused their attention on me.

 

“So cute!”

“Can such a small girl really play Cos?”

“Her eyes are so big, she looks like she’s not even 12 years old, and her skin is so good… It feels like she’s not wearing any makeup at all.”

“I’ve noticed that these kinds of kids are super suitable for elf ears.”

“So cute… I really want to hug her…”

 

Perhaps they were too excited, these two girls discussed my appearance and figure the entire time as they approached, both of them wearing expressions that I found very familiar.

 

I’ve seen this expression plenty of times while working at the café. It’s… the greedy look you get when you see an adorable little kitten and just want to scoop it up and cuddle it fiercely.

 

“Yeah, short kids like her are perfect for cosplaying Nahida.”

“The girl next to her, Lumine, is pretty good too, haven’t you noticed? Both of them are so cute, I envy them…”

 

As I watched the girls enter the dressing room, Yin Xiamo gave me a look that said, “See?”

 

“In elf mode, Nuo’er, your bones and muscle weight are at least thirty percent lighter compared to your human form. This is to support the elves’ continuous jumping between forests, adapting to life and wind magic. Strength is relatively reduced, but agility and perception are greatly increased. This is also why elves easily become targets for some scumbag humans to hunt. In terms of brute force alone, these elves can’t even compare to adult males.”

 

As if to prove her point, Yin Xiamo reached out, wrapped her arm around my armpit, and lifted me up as effortlessly as if she were picking up a kitten.

 

“The amount of force I’m using now is similar to that of most human females on Earth. Even those two girls just now, if they wanted to catch you, Nuo’er, you wouldn’t be able to escape.”

 

Well, I wouldn’t need to escape if I had you!

 

I discreetly glanced at the bell on my neck.

 

“Okay, I get it…”

 

I turned away. “Quick, put me down.”

 

There are so many people around here! Give me some face!

 

“To perfectly cosplay this character later, Nuo’er, you’ll have to remove this bell from your neck. So, remember to follow me obediently, okay?”

 

With a smile, Yin Xiamo set me down and put her hands on her hips.

 

“I remember my character in the game is the protagonist, right? And you’re the indigenous inhabitant of the game, so it’s only natural for me, as the protagonist, to manage you, right?”

 

“Nahida is a God! The Dendro Archon, one of the seven Archons! The God of Wisdom!”

 

I objected, “It should be the other way around!”

 

“I don’t care, I make the decisions.”

 

Yin Xiamo took on a domineering look, grabbed my hand, and walked towards one of the empty dressing rooms inside.

 

“Okay, let’s change first, and then I’ll tell you about the precautions for your new outfit.”

 

“That Nahida is so cute… so…”

As we entered the room, there were still constant exclamations from passing girls outside.

“Her legs are so nice-looking too. Oh, I’m so jealous.”

“Much prettier than that big loli outside just now, that one doesn’t even come close to the original…”

 

With a click of the door, Yin Xiamo pulled me into the dressing room and then helped me open my bag.

 

“You can tell, Nuo’er is probably going to be the highlight of this side of the convention today.”

 

As she took out each piece of clothing and accessories for me, Yin Xiamo said helplessly, “I really have to keep an eye on you.”

 

I don’t care about being the highlight or anything like that. I’m here today mainly because…

 

Inside the somewhat crowded dressing room for two people, I picked up the grass-green dress from the table and held it up in front of me.

 

It felt completely different from the first time Cai Jingtong and Zhou Lulu handed it to me. This dress seemed like it had been completely replaced, whether it was the softness or the faint scent emanating from it, it gave me a sense of “as if returning home” ecstasy.

 

Or maybe… spirituality.

 

The spirituality here isn’t like the magic-like thing in novels, but… um, a lively aura?

 

Or “vitality of life.”

 

I don’t know how to describe this feeling exactly, it’s like our usual mornings where we reluctantly get out of bed, brush our teeth, wash our faces, and go to work, suddenly turning into… waking up in the morning and opening your eyes to see the world blooming like a flower in front of you.

 

The bed you slept in is no longer a silent, cold room, but the center of a flower field in nature, with bright sunlight shining warmly through the leaves above, and many cute little squirrels playing around. Occasionally, a few birds fly by in the sky.

 

It feels like that, a spirituality, full of vitality.

 

It’s as if the entire soul has been cleansed.

 

Xiao Mo said she specially brought this set of clothes back from another world and “modified” it for the elves over there. I originally thought it was just a simple modification, but now I think… did she also soak it in something like the “Spring of Life”?

 

This piece of clothing and “magic items” have no distinction in my eyes anymore.

 

“Wearing it can help stimulate the elf bloodline in your body. If Nuo’er’s connection to nature is strong enough, with the help of this garment, you should be able to switch from human mode to elf mode without my assistance.”

 

Seeing my puzzled expression, Xiao Mo explained proactively, “It contains blessings from the Elf Queen and the Elf’s Tree of Life. What exactly those blessings are… the queen didn’t tell us. But from what I can sense now, wearing it, Nuo’er, you should feel much lighter.”

 

“Blessings from the Elf Queen and the Tree of Life?”

 

It took me a while to react, “Does the Tree of Life… also possess wisdom?”

 

“It’s similar to the character you’re currently cosplaying. In the game setting, the former Dendro Archon was a sprout on the World Tree (Irminsul), also an incarnation of the World Tree, and the current Dendro Archon, Nahida, is similarly a new and pure sprout on the World Tree (Irminsul).”

 

Xiao Mo helped me with the small cloak that matched this outfit, securing it behind me.

 

“The Tree of Life also has a corresponding humanoid form. She manages all traces of life in that world. You can think of her as the World Tree, not exactly the same, but somewhat similar.”

 

“The Elf Race…”

 

I was completely shocked, “Is there such a powerful background?”

 

The Tree of Life is similar the World Tree, managing life in another world, and the Elf Race manages the Tree of Life… does that mean the status of the Elf Race is very high?

 

“The Elf Race is a kind of ‘original life’ existence, similar to that.”

 

After tying the cloak for me, Yin Xiamo pondered.

 

“It is said that a long time ago, in our world, the first species of intelligence to emerge was not humans, but elves. Humans belong to a species within the Elf Race that has separated from nature, and then evolved from humans. The more corrupted humans became the demon race, and humans who mingled with animals gave birth to cat girls, dog girls, centaurs…”

 

“Otherwise, with the nature of the Elf Race, almost all of them are wandering poets, never engaging in warfare, naturally trusting, and rarely harboring negative emotions such as ‘anger’ or ‘jealousy’. Considering their character, they would have gone extinct long ago.”

 

“However, it’s just speculation. The history of our world is too ancient, with millions or even billions of years as a starting point. I’m not an expert in this field, and Earth’s intelligent humans have only existed for tens of thousands of years, with no place to draw reference from. So, I’m not very clear about elves.”

 

With that, Xiao Mo shrugged. “The part of me that belongs to the elves is already very thin. Most of the time, people see me as a demon.”

 

“You were originally a demon…”

 

I muttered quietly as I took off my shoes and socks, picking up the pair of grass-green foot-covering socks.

 

These socks… I’m not sure if they can even be called socks. They are indeed foot-covering socks, but they also have some functions of shoes. Moreover, they don’t cover the soles of the feet. If you were to wear them out for a walk, your feet would probably get dirty after a while.

 

“Oh, by the way, I mentioned earlier, the shoes custom-made to match this outfit.”

 

Seeing me put on the foot-covering socks, Xiao Mo took out a pair of round-toed shoes from her bag, also in the grass-green theme color.

 

The construction of these shoes… is a bit strange.

 

Its overall appearance is somewhat similar to those JK schoolgirl uniform shoes, but it has an additional strap across the instep to ensure that it won’t slip off no matter how vigorously you move. In addition, on both sides, there are two pieces of clover in the same color as my clothes, and around the strap, there are some vine-like accessories.

 

Overall, it has a streamlined shape, and just looking at it, it seems like it could fly away at any moment. The shoes themselves give a rounded feeling, like little buns – my feet are already small, so wearing these shoes would make me look completely childish.

 

“Quite cute,” I remarked as I tried slipping my foot, now clad in the foot-covering sock, into one of the shoes.

 

Hmm? This feeling… it’s so soft, so comfortable!

In video games and anime, girls can casually wear foot-covering socks or white knee-high socks outside without getting them dirty, but that’s not the case in the real world.

So, when Xiao Mo suggested helping me find a pair of shoes, I had no objections. But I didn’t expect them to be this comfortable.

 

It’s like they’re made of some very special material inside. With one foot in the shoe, I feel like every part of my foot – the instep, toes, and sole – is being fully protected, and I even feel like I’ve completely merged with the shoe itself.

 

This is the first time I’ve ever felt so comfortable wearing shoes.

 

I remember someone did some data testing online, and according to the proportions in the game, Nahida’s height is only 138 centimeters, with a foot size of about 29 centimeters, while my height is 139 centimeters, with a foot size of 31 to 32, theoretically slightly larger than Nahida’s setting.

 

But a difference of 1 centimeter in height… feels like something most people wouldn’t pay attention to, and most people wouldn’t have the spare time to test the data of characters in the game. At this moment, because these shoes are designed so cute, when I lower my head, I really feel like a child.

 

*Clack-clack*

 

Putting the other foot into the small shoe, fastening the strap, adjusting the angles of the decorations on both sides of the sock, I took a few steps in place.

 

It’s really super comfortable!

 

These shoes had heels, but they only looked about a centimeter or two high. I’ve worn heels before, and the heels of those shoes would always make a “clack-clack” sound against the floor, with the sound traveling up through the bones of my heels.

 

However, with these shoes…other than the sound of them hitting the floor that I could hear with my ears, there was no noticeable vibration in the soles of my feet.

 

They seem to have truly merged with me!

 

“Are they okay?”

 

Probably guessing that I would be surprised by the functionality of the shoes, Xiao Mo next to me chuckled lightly, “These were made overnight by the chieftain of the centaur tribe. They have millions of years of experience in making shoes, incorporating some wind attribute magic, specifically designed for children like you. Are you still used to them?”

 

“Love them!”

I exclaimed with delight, bouncing in place twice.

 

“These are probably my favorite pair of shoes ever!”

 

“If you like them so much, you should give me something in return.”

 

The girl in front of me struck a pose, as if to say, ‘I want a reward!’

 

“I participated in making them, you know?”

 

“Huh?”

I blinked, then cautiously suggested, “How about… a kiss?”

 

“A kiss on the lips.”

 

“A kiss on the cheek?”

 

“Nope, on the lips.” Yin Xiamo insisted.

 

“Right here.”

With a coquettish gesture, Xiao Mo closed her eyes and pointed her finger to her lips.

 

“Fine…”

 

In the changing room, I hesitated for a moment, but eventually took a step forward, lifted my foot, and then lifted the young girl’s small face in front of me.

 

*Mmmhh*

 

“……”

 

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